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The latest information yielded from Parliamentary questions includes Nitrous Oxide: Misuse in public places and associated littering, Nitrous Oxide: Sales and enforcement, Alcoholic Drinks: Delivery Services and Tobacco and Vapes Bill implementation timetable.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was granted Royal Assent this week, making it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009. Smoking is a major cause of lung diseases, heart disease, stroke, bad pregnancy outcomes…

The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs published its 7th addendum to the ACMD report on the use and harms of 2-benzylbenzimidazole (‘nitazene’) and piperidine benzimidazolone (‘brorphine-like’) opioids. It includes deaths in the UK resulting from these.

“Are all our politicians on drugs? No. Yet it is fair to say some may occasionally attend work refreshed,” the Guardian headlined, illustrating the issue with humourous but pointed cartoons by First Dog On The Moon. Enjoy!

The Institute of Alcohol Studies is inviting applications from researchers, especially early career researchers, to apply for funding for innovative research ideas that can help inform public policy debates on how to tackle alcohol harm. Priority will be given to…

The Society for the Study of Addiction seeks people with lived or living experience of addiction to join a new panel. “Lived experience is vital to addiction science,” it states. It can help researchers ask better questions, it can highlight…